Rubinstein was asked to speak by the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, where moderator John Battelle tried to dig details of future products out of Rubinstein, with little success.

"We've got some great products in the works," Rubinstein said. "Some smartphones, a great tablet coming. I think we have several products that will be hits when they come out."

Rubinstein wouldn't provide any details about when the devices would launch, or their features, even when an audience member pointed out that the recent Palm devices have felt somewhat underpowered.

"When you go through an acquisition, you can get the wind knocked out of your sails," Rubinstein said. "Everyone is back to work now and we're executing. I always try to do products that are leading edge and I expect to see an impact."

"The original concept was connected devices," Rubinstein added. "HP's vision was about this, and it was the exact right vision and that hasn't changed at all."

Since HP acquired Palm, the company has been relatively quiet since the release of the Pre 2, with the updated WebOS 2.0. HP and Rubinstein have prevously said that a wide variety of devices would include WebOS support, including printers. In September, HP unveiled the PhotoSmart eStation All-In-One, the first printer to use the OS. Rubinstein reiterated on Tuesday that a number of future devices would use WebOS.

"The pool of potential WebOS devices are going to grow pretty dramatically for the next 12 months," Rubinstein said.

Rubinstein, a former Apple employee, was also asked about his time at Apple, especially when he first joined, a short time before Apple chief executive Steve Jobs' return. "It was hell," he said. "Apple had lost his way and had lost his focus."

Bu, Rubinsteain added, Apple then had a "very dedicated team of people who worked very hard for many many years and did some amazing things."

Mark Hachman Mark joined ExtremeTech in 2001 as the news editor, after rival CMP/United Media decided at the time that online news did not make sense in the new millennium.
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